It's spring-time, and townies are chirping and straining their necks up towards the sunshine like hungry nesting chicks. We all need to fly out from the...

A no-fuss Punjabi corner café, Five Hot Chillies puts all its efforts into the food. Even during a sparsely attended Sunday lunch, the fish tikka arrived...

The Glasshouse might not grab the headlines or the plaudits of some of Nigel Platts-Martin's more high-profile restaurants (Chez Bruce, for one). Yet for...

Korean-run Matsuba is as pretty as a box of luxury chocolates - all dark wood and subtle light panels running along the length of the room, with vintage...

Jee Cee Neh's location on the mostly residential Burlington Road means it is often filled with locals who have walked here from home - families with young...

About a mile from central Southall, on a Tuesday night, Brilliant still attracts a full house to its glam ground-floor dining room. Multinational business...

Busy, good value and no frills, the Roxy - as locals still know it - is the perfect venue for the assertive flavours of Punjabi cooking. The hectic takeaway...

The drab shopping parade location is soon forgotten as you enter this hugely enjoyable restaurant. A spectacular chandelier, heavy wooden furniture, and...

Brothers Riaz and Raza Ali have every reason to feel confident about their latest caff serving Pakistani food. The pair have a great track record for...

The tiny lanes between Richmond Green and the high street are full of delightful little surprises, though you'll be forewarned about Gelateria Danieli by...

Enter Mandarin Palace and it can seem as if the owner has had a field day shopping in a Shanghai emporium, what with the assorted Chinese vases, lanterns...

Serious about its cuppas, this cosy café owes much to owner Jemma Swallow's enthusiasm for fragrant infusions and floral aromas. As testament to her zeal,...